Hearing Documents

Rule Information

COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY RECORD VOTE of 9-4 on Monday, May 18, 2015.

FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 271: Agreed to by record vote of 242-179, on Tuesday, May 19, 2015

MANAGERS: Newhouse/Polis

1. Structured rule for H.R. 1806.

2. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.

4. Makes in order as original text for the purpose of amendment an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 114-15 and provides that it shall be considered as read.

5. Waives all points of order against that amendment in the nature of a substitute.

6. Makes in order only those further amendments printed in part A the Rules Committee report. Each such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.

7. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part A of the report.

8. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

9. Structured rule for H.R. 2250.

10. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations.

11. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill and provides that the bill shall be considered as read.

12. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI.

13. Makes in order only those amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report. Each such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.

14. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part B of the report.

15. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

16. Closed rule for H.R. 2353.

17. Provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Late Designates funds in the bill to train Capitol Police to investigate, identify, apprehend, arrest, detain and transfer persons for the purposes of enforcing the immigration laws of the United States to the same extent as any other Federal law enforcement personnel.

Late Revised Prevents funds made available by this act to be used by a food services contractor to interfere with, restrain or coerce employees in the exercise of right guaranteed in sec. 7 of the National Labor Relations Act.

Withdrawn Prohibits funding for the use of salaries and expenses of any office of the House of Representatives unless the Chief Administration Officer makes publicly available the determinations for such office regarding the designation of employees as "official" for purposes of requiring such employees to enroll in health insurance coverage provided through an Exchange.

Ensures that no public funding goes to a Member of Congress's annuity if they are convicted of a felony.

Submitted

Committee Votes

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 50

Motion by Mr. Polis to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendment #20, offered by Rep. Polis (CO), which prevents funds made available by this act to be used by a food services contractor to interfere with, restrain or coerce employees in the exercise of right guaranteed in sec. 7 of the National Labor Relations Act. Defeated: 4-8